It took three chances for Natchitoches hunter Nicole Casida to lay claim to this monster 11-point buck.

If you are a female and were interested in giving deer hunting a try, the season just ended would have been a good time to get your name in the books.
Quite a few impressive trophy buck were taken this past season with more than a few succumbing to the expertise of lady hunters.
We recently introduced you to Kim Tolson, a serious deer hunter who is also a biology professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. I met a lady last Saturday at Simmons Sporting Goods in Bastrop who can compete with the best male hunter when it comes to bagging a genuine trophy.

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Wishin’ I were a fast freight train,
Just a chooglin’ on down to New Orleans.

Not sure what chooglin means, but it sure sounds like fun.

John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival wrote those words from the perspective of someone who wishing he was back in the land of murky water, cypress trees, and Spanish moss. There have been times in my life, like when I lived in New England, that I felt the same way — and I would have swum home to make it happen.